DefinitionAccording to StopBullying.gov, “Bullying is aggressive, unwanted behavior among school-age children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior repeats itself, or has the potential to repeat itself, over time. This means that for these actions and behaviors to qualify as bullying, they must demonstrate aggressive qualities and show some sort of power imbalance, as well as repetition. A power imbalance essentially means that the bully uses their powers on the child being bullied. They may have access to embarrassing information, be popular, or simply be stronger than the child they are bullying. These actions and behaviors must also be repetitive, meaning they must occur more than once or are likely to occur more than once. When talking about bullying, the three main types are verbal, social and physical. Verbal bullying is when the bully approaches someone and says mean things or writes mean things about that child. This includes teasing, name-calling, taunting, and threats. Social bullying, also called relational bullying, occurs when the bully damages the other person's reputation and/or relationships. This includes the bully intentionally leaving that person out of a group or something, not allowing their friends to be friends with the person being bullied, spreading rumors about that person, or embarrassing that person in a public place. Physical bullying, what most people think of when they think of bullying, is when the bully hurts the other person's actual body and/or property. This type of bullying includes the bully hitting, kicking, and pinching the other person, as well as spitting on, tripping, or pushing the bullied child... middle of paper ...which would be expected in the proposed study because, over time, there will be a better understanding of those who identify as LGBT and greater acceptance of the LGBT community will come. Finally, this article addresses the fact that whichever option is chosen, it will take time for these programs and policies to be implemented and have a positive effect. Programs like GSA can have an immediate effect on campus climate, but over time these programs will initiate other activities and gain momentum to change the school climate in favor of LGBT issues. Conclusion It is already evident that LGBT people are becoming more and more accepted in today's society. States accept same-sex marriages and grant equal rights to all. So, over time, thoughts and feelings towards LGBT people, especially among younger generations, will continue to improve..